lock me up & throw away the keys

is it a crime to be anti-valentine? it's not that i am anti in a sense that i am the valentine grinch but i just think it's a bit over-rated. in most cases, the guy is expected to buy roses, chocolates, arrange for candle light dinner, a movie and what-have-you & all at exorbitant prices.

the daughter said that some society in her school are selling roses & chocs for this special day. she was pretty surprised that it's selling like hot cakes. i guess when you are in that stage of puppy love ke crush ke, you'll swim the deepest ocean climb the highest mountain, mandi tak basah, tidur tak lena, makan tak kenyang or whatever it is the declaration of undying adulation is now. the sad part is really when one buys chocs tells it to the people doing delivery 'send this to me on valentine's day' just to give others the impression that she has a 'significant' other.

i mean when i was younger (back in the days) i did the entire works - gift, card, dinner with the boyfriend (the ex lah). when i got to know the hubby who is a little conservative & is not into pda, i still bought gifts & cards but i did it out of impulse. it didn't have to be a special occasion. once my ex-colleague mentioned that my hubby is indeed lucky 'cos i would go out for lunch cum shopping & come back with a little something for the hubby or the daughter and would kepoh-kepoh wanting to know what's the occasion. i'd tell him that i saw something that they might like so i decided to buy it & why does it have to take a special occasion to give them a gift. i'm sure everybody likes little surprises every now & then, no?

but i don't have anything against people who splurge on this day of lurve...wanna buy cheaper roses - try the schools lah, i think it goes for rm5 a pop. i think lah. and ladies, why bother with roses which you dump after like what 2 days, say no to chocolates or cupcakes which might only contribute to a muffin top but if you really must, go for patchi (heavenly)...go lah for something more substantial like jewellery ke, handbag ke, shoes ke, clothes ke. then when the guy gives you the break-the-bank-gift, you say lah with your most angelic face 'thank you thank you, sumpah 10 tahun i tak mintak apa-apa' but not to worry, 'cos by the time the next occasion that calls for a gift comes along, they'll forget what you said. betullll, men are forgetful like that. tried & tested.....

so people.....

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